SSG Leader (RIP CHARLIE KIRK)'S MOCK DRAFT
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SSG Leader (RIP CHARLIE KIRK)'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 14, 2025

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  • SSG Leader (RIP CHARLIE KIRK) DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIN)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE USC
Thomas Collins Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Thomas Collins
DL Oregon State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DEN)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Thomas Collins Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Thomas Collins
DL Oregon State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DEN)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SF)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB
Head Shot
Tatum Bethune
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Vikings bet big and early on Eric Gentry, 47 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The Singleton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with safety and offensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
Good price on Rueben Bain Jr. in pick 19, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at pick No. 50 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick82 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in slot 82 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Daylen Everette while clear needs at safety and offensive lineman sat open.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bryce Boettcher
They liked Bryce Boettcher enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 118. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick122 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
Fair-plus on Evan Stewart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick157 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney in No. 157 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick158 Rnd5 Nic Anderson
Steal is underselling it; Nic Anderson at pick 158 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Miller Moss
They barely believed it either: Miller Moss still on the board at slot 196. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jack Velling
They paid up for Jack Velling at the 208th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu at Round 7, Pick 15 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Thomas Collins
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thomas Collins well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick250 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A real head-scratcher, Eric Gentry in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.